Responding to an infringement

- So I've covered infringement from the…perspective that you own a copyright…and someone else is infringing.…But, what if you are the infringer?…What can you do?…Here's how it happens.…You're in your office working away…on a random Tuesday afternoon.…You're opening the mail…and amidst all of the bills and junk mail…is an envelope from a law firm.…You see the name and think,…"I've never heard of this firm."…You open the envelope and it's a demand letter.…Sometimes we call these letters "cease and desist letters."…The letter is from a law firm representing…a large company alleging that you have used…a photo on your website that you do not…have permission to use.…

Your palms sweat.…You scramble to open a browser window…and find the allegedly infringing image on your website.…There it is.…You push some buttons on your desk phone.…You stammer or yell at your marketing person.…Within minutes a small committee is formed in your office…looking over your shoulder at the infringing image.…It's a simple image of a skyline of your city.…

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7/30/2015

You've reviewed the basics of intellectual property. Now it's time for a deeper dive into copyright—your mechanism for protecting intellectual property that resides in a tangible form: books, songs, software, product designs, etc. Attorney Dana Robinson explains what constitutes copyright infringement, and how to respond when someone has infringed upon your copyright or if you receive a demand letter or cease and desist from a third party. He also explains licensing, public domain, and fair use, and reviews the process for searching for and filing copyrights. The course closes with a set of valuable copyright FAQs that address many of the most common questions about copyrighting intellectual property.

DISCLAIMER: This course is taught by an attorney and addresses US law concepts that may not apply in all countries. Neither LInkedIn nor the attorney teaching the course represents you and they are not giving legal advice. The information conveyed through this course is akin to a college or law school course; it is not intended to give legal advice, but instead to communicate basic information to help viewers understand the basics of intellectual property.